State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Maryland
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Connecticut, $98,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.4% — not 5.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.6%
Connecticut vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-4.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $98,460
- p25
- $73,610
- p75
- $129,260
- p10
- $52,250
- p90
- $153,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
Maryland
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $104,330
- p25
- $77,020
- p75
- $140,670
- p10
- $59,560
- p90
- $165,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.